The impact of childhood sexual abuse and other forms of childhood adversity on adulthood parenting

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 489-512

  Barrett, Betty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

African American women; Child abuse and neglect; Childhood sexual abuse; Motherhood; Parenting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PARENTING; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77950785808     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538710903182628     Document Type: Article

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